The town emblem was adopted on Nov 3rd 1951 by Notice No 18 and the flag was
adopted on Nov 3rd 1981 by Notice No 49. The green flag has a white town emblem
in the center. The town emblem is nine stylized katakana マ Ma in a form of a
flower petal and ten stylized katakana リ Ri in a form of a stamen. As a whole,
it represents a sunflower growing gallantly under summer strong sun and an image
of the town making a leap forward.Nozomi Kariyasu, 24 May 2014